Archive for posts by Akers

1. 
   May

   11

   Paddy Power Cup VI – The Grand Final

   Filed under: Fantasy Football Scout Cup - Posted by: Akers

   It’s here. After ten gruelling stages, we’re down to the final two participants of the Paddy Power Cup VI. Gameweek 37 saw our final four lock horns in the Semi-Finals. Here’s how they played out… 1. Optimus 45 – 69 mch Both Optimus and mch nailed the captaincy for Gameweek 37, with the irrepressible Robin [...]

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2. 
   May

   08

   Tuesday Dugout Discussion

   Filed under: Dugout Discussion - Posted by: Akers

   Just three days removed from their forgettable FA Cup Final meeting, Liverpool and Chelsea meet once more. This time around the setting is Anfield and, if truth be told, the stake is pride more than the three Premier League points on offer. The Dugout Discussion opens for the occasion, and the team news is in… [...]

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3. 
   May

   06

   Sunday Dugout Discussion

   Filed under: Dugout Discussion - Posted by: Akers

   It’s the penultimate weekend of the 2011/12 Premier League season, and only Wolves know their fate. Although nothing can be officially decided today, the Dugout Dugout opens for seven games with huge significance at both ends of the table. We start with arguably the biggest game of the day, as Manchester City travel to Newcastle [...]

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4. 
   May

   05

   Saturday Dugout Discussion

   Filed under: Dugout Discussion - Posted by: Akers

   The Dugout Discussion opens for the oddity of a solitary Saturday Premier League fixture. With Chelsea and Liverpool Wembley bound this evening, we’re restricted to just one fantasy scoring opportunity. But, with over half of us backing Robin van Persie with the armband (if our Captain’s Poll is to be believed), then Arsenal versus Norwich [...]

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5. 
   May

   04

   Paddy Power Cup VI – The Semi-Finals

   Filed under: Fantasy Football Scout Cup - Posted by: Akers

   With the bumper Gameweek 36 decided on Wednesday night, and finalised with bonus points on Thursday, we are down to just four Fantasy managers chasing glory in the Paddy Power Cup VI. As you would expect, we had monster scores all round in the Quarter-Finals, with dannn‘s respectable 85 nowhere near the grade… 1 DrD [...]

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6. 
   May

   01

   Tuesday Dugout Discussion

   Filed under: Dugout Discussion - Posted by: Akers

   Tonight we have four of the eight double Gameweek teams on show, and the Dugout Discussion opens to follow all the action as it unfolds. There may be little real-life significance in the two fixtures, but with our Fantasy campaigns on-the-line, here is the all-important team news… Liverpool XI: Doni, Kelly, Coates, Skrtel, Aurelio, Henderson, [...]

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7. 
   April

   29

   Sunday Dugout Discussion

   Filed under: Dugout Discussion - Posted by: Akers

   The Dugout Discussion opens this afternoon, hoping for a similar goal glut witnessed in yesterday’s edition. We’ve two games to pour over, with all four clubs with something to play for. Later we’ll be at White Hart Lane where Tottenham continue to chase Champions League qualification against relegation fighting Blackburn. Before that there’s a West [...]

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